Door-hanger.



G; E. NEIGE I I". W'f MARIIOWE.

DOOR HANGER.

APPLICATION FILED Amm, 1912.

Patented Apr.'8,1913.

G. E.NBICE da F. W. MARLOWE.

DOOR HANGER..

APPLIGATION FILED APR.2, 1912,

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

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GEORGE E. NEIGE AND FRANK W. MAR/LOWE, OF MEAD, COLORADO; SAID MARLOWE ASSIGNOR 'IVO SAID NEIGE.

DOOR-HANGER.

To all whom t may concern Be it known that we, GEORGE E. Ninon and FRANK W. MARLowE, citizens of the United States, residing at Mead, in the county of Weld and State of Colorado, have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Door-Hangers, of which the foli lowing is a specification, reference being had to the accompanying drawings.

This invention relates to improvements in sliding doors such as are commonly employed upon barns and other buildings and has for its primary object to provide improved means for retaining the door in the door opening when the same is closed, flush with the building wall and to prevent outward swaying movement of the door when it is in its open or closed position.

Another and more specific object of the invention is to provide an improved hanger for sliding doors embodying in combination with a track, supporting rollers arranged on said track, and crank rods mounted in bearings carried by said rollers and in bearings upon the door, said crank rods being provided with means whereby the outward movement of the door is prevented by the rotation of said crank rods when the door is in its open or closed position.

Still another object of the invention is to provide a device of the above character consisting of comparatively few elements which are simple in construction, may be manufactured at comparatively small cost and are highly eHicient in practical use.

@Vith the above and other objects in view, the invention consists in the novel features of construction, combination and arrangement of parts hereinafter -fully described and claimed, and illustrated in the accompanying drawings, in which- Figure 1 isa perspective view illustrating the presentinvention, the door being shown in its open position; Fig.Y 2 is a fragmentary side elevation showing the door closed; Fig.

' 3 is a plan view, a portion of the track being broken away to show the crank rod bearing on the door; Fig. 4f is an enlarged section taken on the line 1c-4. of Fig. 2; and Fig. 5 is a detail perspective view of one of the crank rods.

Referring in detail to the drawings B indicates a barn or other building provided Specification of `Letters Patent.

Application filed April 2, 1912.

Patented Apr. 8, 1913.

Serial No. 688,101.

' with a door opening O which is adapted y to be closed by means of the door D. Above ing rail It is mounted in any preferred manner.

A pair of hangers generally indicated by jthe numeral 5 are movable upon the rail R.

These carriers each comprise a hanger plate G which 1s bent at one end into parallel relation to the body portion of the hanger plate to accommodate the track wheel 7 which is provided with a peripheral groove.

or channel to receive the upper edge of the rail R. The hanger plate 6 extends downwardly upon the outer face of the rail and 'has its other end bent into substantially U- shaped form as shown at S to receive the bearing block 9. The horizontal laterally extending portion of this U-shaped end of the hanger plate is provided with a `rectangular opening with which a socket or recess 10 in the lower face of the block 9 coincides. The upper vertically disposed end portion of a crank rod 11 is rotatably mounted in the bearing block 9 and is provided with a rectangular shoulder 12 which is adapted to be received in the socket or recess 10 of the bearing block when the door is disposed in its open position as will be later described.

Upon the door D adjacent to its upper edge the spaced bearing blocks 13 are secured by means of the strap plates 14 which have their ends securely fastened to the face of the door. Each block is also provided in its under surface with a socket 15 to receive a rectangular shoulder 16 formed upon the lower vertically disposed end portion of the crank rod 11. A nut 17 is also threaded upon the upper end of the crank rod to retain the same in the bearing block 9.

It will be observed from reference to Fig. 4 that when the door is in its closed position, the upper edge thereof is spaced from the upper edge of the door opening D, the inner face of said door abutting closely against an,

tudinal metallic strip 18 is secured whichl f clude rain or snow.

lVhen the door is in its closed position, it will be noted that the shoulders 16 on the lower ends of the crank rods 11 are disposed in the sockets 15 of the bearings 13, thereby preventing the rotative movement of the ends of the crank rods and thus holding the door in the opening against outward movement beyond the face of the building. The lower vertical end portions of the crank rods 11 are provided with the flanges 19 which are adapted to be engaged by the bearings 13 when the door is lifted. A very slight upward movement of the door is necessary to disengage the shoulders 16 from the sockets 15 so that the crank rods may rotate and the door be swung outwardly from the opening. The door is then moved longitudinally, the wheels 7 rotating upon the upper edge of the track rail R until said door is disposed at one side of the opening. The door is now forced inwardly to-ward the face of the building wall, and is also simultaneously lifted, the bearings 13 engaging the flanges 19 on the crank rods and forcing the same upwardly so that when the door is in engagement with the face of the wall, the rectangular shoulders 12 on the crank rods will be disposed in the sockets 10 of t e bearings 9. The door is new released so that the same will drop slightly to rest at its lower edge upon the supporting blocks 20 fixed to the face of the building wall. This downward movement of the door, however, is not suliicient to disengage the shoulders 12 entirely from the recesses of the bearings 9. Thus the door is also locked in its open position against outward movement from the face of the wall.

Suitable handles 21 are secured to the door whereby the same may be conveniently shifted to its open and closed positions. A

locking bolt 22 may also be mounted upon the face of the door to engage a suitable keeper secured upon the edge of the door opening whereby the door may be locked against vertical movement.

From the foregoingit is believed that the construction and operation of our improved door hanger will be clearly understood.

The device provides simple and effective means whereby the sliding door may be securely locked in its closed position in the door opening while at the same time permitting of its easy and quick movement to open position where it is securely held against the face of the building wall.

Owing to the simple construction of our improved hanger it will be obvious that the same will be extremely strong and durable in practical use and can also be manufers to move on said track, bearings on the hangers, a door, bearings thereon, and

cra-nk rods having their end portions pivotally mounted in said bearings and provided with means to co-act with the bearings and prevent pivotal movement of the crank rods when the door is in its open or closed position.

2. The combination with a track, of hangers movable on the track, a door, bearings on the hangers and door, crank rods journaled at their ends in said bearings, and shoulders on the crank rods to engage in sockets provided in the bearings on the door and hangers respectively to prevent pivotal movement of said crank rods when the door is in its closed or open position.

In testimony whereof we hereunto alix our signatures in the presence of two witnesses.

GEORGE E. NEIGE. FRANK XV. MARLOWE. Witnesses EBENRU HAMiL'roN, FRANK JnrrEnsoN.

Copies of this patent may be obtained for ve cents each, by addressing the Commissioner of Patents,

Washington, D. C. 

